A Woman Under the Influence Page #4

Synopsis: Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): John Cassavetes
Production: Criterion Collection
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1974
155 min
3,393 Views


- [ Mabel ] Hey.!

Get out of this kitchen!

Look at - Look at your shoes, Eddie!

They're full of mud.

- [ Eddie ] Oh, come on.

- [ Mabel ] Look at your feet.

There's mud all over your shoes.

Get out ofhere.

Hey, Eddie, put me down. Come on.

- Get out of here, and let me do some work.

- [ Chuckling ] Oh, okay.

And cut that out, Eddie!

[ Sighs ]

You want spaghetti?

- Spaghetti again?

- Yes.

- Hold - Hold - Hold that.

- [ Nick ] I'm ready.

- Hold that.

- [ Mabel ] Nicky, did you get the wine?

- [ Nick ] I'm ready.

- What?

- Eddie, you got the wine on?

- [ Man ] Please.

- Eddie!

- [ Man ] Hot stuff.

Wine's on.

All right. Come on.

- Ready with the sauce?

- Yeah.

A little bit at a time.

Hold - Hold a minute.

- You got a spoon?

- Oh, oh, oh, oh.

- [ Nick ] More.

- Go ahead.

Do you need this spoon? Here.

A little more.

All right, that's good.

- Okay. Yeah.

- All right.

Come on. Bring it out.

Okay.

- [ Mabel ] We got the wine, glasses.

- I need something to put this on.

- Huh?

- This is hot.

- He's got the cutting board in there.

- [ Man ] What?

Gangway. Hot stuff.

[ Man Speaking Italian ]

- Hey.

- Outta the way. Hot stuff, hot stuff.

Sit down.

It doesn't make any difference.

- Anywhere?

- Sit down, fellas. We're ready.

- I'm gonna sit here.

- Down here, Billy.

Hot stuff.

- [ Nick ] Let's hear it for Gino.

- [ All ] Bravo, Gino.

- Yeah, Gino!

- Bravo!

[ Man Clears Throat ]

- [ Nick ] Pass 'em down.

- Comin' down.

Okay.

Here you go.

- [ Mabel ] Whose idea was this?

- [ Man ] It was Nick's idea.

[ Nick ] Everybody get bread

down that end down there?

- [ Man ] Some sauce.

- [ Nick ] Billy, sauce.

[ Man ]

I don't want no bread. No.

- [ Mabel ] What's your name?

- Help - Help yourselves.

- What's your name?

- [ Gino ] You don't remember me?

I was here three weeks ago with Nick.

We had dinner.

- Bread?

- Veronica is my wife.

The kids were playing outside.

You don't remember that?

I remember your wife.

I don't remember you.

Hey, Nick, guess what she is.

[ Speaks Italian ]

''Crazy. '

- Want a beer?

- [ Mabel ] Sit down.

- Who wants beer? Billy? Morton?

- No. No, thanks.

- Aldo? james?

- No, I'm drinking wine.

[ Nick ]

How's the sauce?

- What's your name?

- [ Man ] Terrific.

Grimaldi. Vito Grimaldi.

A friend of Nick's.

[ Gino ]

Thanks. Hey, pass the sauce. Why not?

Need a little more sauce, boys.

[ Man ]

Give me the sauce.

[ Man ]

I gotta play catch-up here.

[ Man ]

I'm having trouble.

Billy.

Twirl it.

Use the spoon.

Twirl it against the spoon.

- Like that?

- No.

- Oh, man. Come on.

- Oh, no.!

- [ Man ]jesus Christ.

- It's all over my shoes.

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John Cassavetes

John Nicholas Cassavetes (; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Cassavetes was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed, and pioneered the use of improvisation and a cinéma vérité style. He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He studied acting with Don Richardson, utilizing an alternative technique to method acting which privileged character over traditional narrative. His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently.Cassavetes was nominated for three separate Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Best Original Screenplay for Faces (1968) and Best Director for A Woman Under the Influence (1974). His children Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, and Xan Cassavetes are also filmmakers. more…

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